A former Dallas ISD executive says Superintendent Mike Miles asked her to testify in a possible investigation into trustee Bernadette Nutall’s removal from Dade Middle School.

Former school leadership chief Sylvia Reyna said Miles asked her two weeks ago about whether she would tell investigators about an incident she had with Nutall two years ago. She said Miles said he planned to call for an investigation into Nutall’s behavior and, specifically, his decision to have police physically remove her from Dade last month.

“He called me to give me a heads up that he wanted me to be deposed,” said Reyna, who retired in July. “He said, ‘I want you to be able to talk about an incident that occurred two years ago when trustee Nutall was yelling.’”

Reyna said she recalled the incident but not the details of it. Nutall got upset with Reyna at Dallas ISD headquarters and raised her voice, Reyna said. She said she told Miles last month that she would tell the truth to investigators, including that Nutall didn’t bully her.

“I didn’t feel threatened,” Reyna said about the incident. “My job was to work and resolve issues and problems, and sometimes you have tempers at the end of the day. But I never felt threatened by any board member.”

Miles didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Requests for comment were also left with spokesman Jon Dahlander.

Nutall declined to discuss the specific incident between her and Reyna two years ago. “I’m very passionate about education and our children getting the best education,” she said. “Woman who are direct and pointed are deemed emotional. We get put in that box.”

The push by Miles for an investigation isn’t the first time he has wanted to put pressure on one of his nine bosses on the school board. More than a year ago, Miles used a top administrator’s resignation letter, which harshly criticized trustee Elizabeth Jones, “to generate positive publicity for himself and negative publicity for the board,” an independent investigation found.

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